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Petrol station shop and residents at odds over alcohol sales plan

Tuesday, July 30, 2024Tuesday, July 30, 2024

The owners of a petrol station shop are “very, very confident there won’t be a problem” with antisocial behaviour if it wins a bid to start selling alcohol.

Vandals costing taxpayers tens of thousands a year, according to NRW

Tuesday, July 30, 2024Tuesday, July 30, 2024

Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has said its spent around £120,000 over the last three years repairing vandalised walls and fences.

Nearly half of children born in Wales in 2002/03 classed as having special educational needs

Tuesday, July 30, 2024Tuesday, July 30, 2024

Bristol University’s Cathryn Knight and Emily Lowthian of Swansea University look into the system used to diagnose a generation of Welsh children with SEN.

Council planning to axe ‘lifeline’ meals on wheels service over costs

Tuesday, July 30, 2024Tuesday, July 30, 2024

Meals on wheels customers in Caerphilly County Borough face uncertainty over the future of the service, which the council has earmarked for closure.

Half a million pound restoration project underway at workmen’s hall

Tuesday, July 30, 2024Tuesday, July 30, 2024

Over the next five months, Bedwas Workmen’s Hall is set to undergo restoration work worth more than £500,000 thanks to National Lottery Funding and community fundraising.

Garage fire sees homes evacuated and roads closed

Tuesday, July 30, 2024Tuesday, July 30, 2024

Houses were evacuated by police and roads closed after a large fire ripped through a garage in Rhymney on Monday evening.

Council’s plans to close two heritage sites branded ‘cuts in the wrong places’

Tuesday, July 30, 2024Monday, August 5, 2024

Llancaiach Fawr and Blackwood Miners’ Institute could both be “mothballed” and have their funding withdrawn by Caerphilly County Borough Council.

Eluned Morgan set to become the first female leader of Wales amid turmoil for Welsh Labour

Monday, July 29, 2024Monday, July 29, 2024

Cardiff University’s Nye Davies looks at the issues facing Eluned Morgan as she takes over the Welsh Labour leadership from Vaughan Gething.

Plans set out for controversial replacement 3G pitch

Monday, July 29, 2024Monday, July 29, 2024

Controversial plans to install a new all-weather sports pitch in Risca have moved a step closer – despite opposition from Risca Hockey Club.

Welsh-medium school receives positive report from Estyn

Monday, July 29, 2024Monday, July 29, 2024

Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhymni has received a positive report from education watchdog Estyn following an inspection earlier this year.

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